Boomerang Glacier
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Boomerang Glacier is a gently curving glacier
, 10 miles (16.1 km) long, draining southward from Mount Dickason in the Deep Freeze Range
to enter Browning Pass
, at the north side of Nansen Ice Sheet
in Victoria Land
. It was discovered by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and so named by them because of its boomerang
-like shape.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
, 10 miles (16.1 km) long, draining southward from Mount Dickason in the Deep Freeze Range
Deep Freeze Range
The Deep Freeze Range is a rugged mountain range, over long and about wide, rising between Priestley and Campbell glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica, and extending from the edge of the polar plateau to Terra Nova Bay...
to enter Browning Pass
Browning Pass
Browning Pass is an ice-covered pass, long, lying between the main mass of Deep Freeze Range and the Northern Foothills in Victoria Land. The pass facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley Glacier and Campbell Glacier. The feature was first mapped as a part of Campbell Glacier by...
, at the north side of Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet
Nansen Ice Sheet , or Nansen Ice Shelf, is a 30-mile long by 10 mile wide ice shelf. It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abutting the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica...
in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was discovered by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and so named by them because of its boomerang
Boomerang
A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...
-like shape.